Written and recorded by the education team (led by Sims Guy Mumbere) at Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE) Center in North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (www.gracegorillas.org) in 2015. The song is in English and Kinande languages.
Lyrics:
Ha ha hahaha ha ha hahaha
Uuh hu ngatsema ngasunga avira betu
Uuh hu ngatsema ngasung’avalinda mazingira
Kundi akanikunga
eritsandy’amazingira (2fois)
Uuh hu ngatsema ngasung’abalambayiri
Uuh hu ngatsema ngasung’avalinda mazingira
Kundi akanikunga
eritsandy’amazingira (2fois)
I’m pleased to see visitors coming here
To help us protect nature
I’m pleased to see guests coming here
To help us protect gorillas
And now what are you waiting for to join me?
And now what are you waiting for to sing with me?
Come and sing with me
A song for gorilla
This song will help people protect gorilla and biodiversity
Come and sing with me
A song for gorilla
This song will help people protect gorilla and nature
Together as one let us protect gorilla
Together as one let us support conservation
You and I we must say to people:
“Never try to destroy forest, never try”
Cos it is the best habitat for gorilla, never try
“Never try to kill gorilla, never try”
Cos that is grandfather vows
Sokulu mwanambwira, sokulu mwanabugha ( X2)
Ati akasitutw’ako sikelisenyer’amo
Ati akasitw’ako sikelihighir’amo
Ati akasitw’ako sikelitegher’amo
Ati akasitw’ako sikelitechangir’amo
Come and sing with me
A song for gorilla
This song will help people protect gorilla and biodiversity
Come and sing with me
A song for gorilla
This song will help people protect gorilla and nature
EUH EUH EUH EUH EUH EUH EUH
O SE KEBA O YA HUBA
AMADE KURURU IWALYA KURURU IWASIGH’ ENGILA